Timeless

by Meghan Trainor

Overview

On her sixth studio album, 2024's Timeless, singer Meghan Trainor takes a little of everything she's done previously -- from R&B-infused dance-pop to the swinging, doo wop-inspired sound of her breakthrough, "All About That Bass" -- and concocts a frothy, confident, mixtape of an album. Helping her achieve this sugary, feel-good vibe are a cadre of production collaborators, including Federico Vindver, Gian Stone, Grant Boutin, Jason Evigan, and her brother Justin Trainor. Together, they craft an album that hits many of the stylistic beats Trainor is known for, including minor-key '60s-style torch songs ("To the Moon"), horn- driven Latin groovers ("I Don't Do Maybe"), and, as always, her contemporary, hip-hop-inspired update of '50s vocal doo wop ("Whoops"). Is much of this pastel-colored, tongue-in-cheek genre pastiche? Of course, but it's also smartly written and full of melodic hooks that underscore Trainor's skill as both a pop craftsman and vocalist. There's an empowered pop swagger to her work, one she deftly encapsulates in meme-sized slogans, as on "Been Like This" with T-Pain, singing "But I been like this, I been like this/Run your mouth, but I'm on your lips/Ain't nothin' new, still that b*tch." That the lyric is perhaps a sly reference to a Meghan Thee Stallion anthem speaks to the canny cross-genre influences at play in Trainor's work. It's a vibe she conjures throughout the album, especially on the other guest tracks like "Crushin'" with the New York soul-pop outfit Lawrence and the girl group-esque "I Wanna Thank Me" with actress Niecy Nash. With Timeless, Trainor might still be that doo wop-centric, all-about-that-bass girl, but she knows how to work it. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Epic
UPC:	0196588970313
Rank:	1459

Tracks

1. To The Moon
2. Been Like This
3. Crowded Room
4. Whoops
5. Crushin'
6. I Wanna Thank Me
7. Love On Hold
8. Forget How To Love
9. Rollin'
10. I Don't Do Maybe
11. I Get It
12. Sleepin' On Me
13. Hate It Here
14. Bestie
15. Doin' It All For You
16. Timeless

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Meghan Trainor   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Percussion,Lead Vocals
Lawrence   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Niecy Nash   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
T-Pain   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Gian Stone   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Keyboards,Percussion
Ryan Trainor   Vocals (Background)
Grant Boutin   Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Dia La Ren Nash   Vocals (Background)
Anita Marisa Bonboon   Director
David Rossi   Cello,Viola,Violin
Kiel Feher   Drums
Chris Gelbuda   Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Clyde Lawrence   Bass,Organ,Piano,Vocals (Background)
Parris Fleming   Trumpet
Justin Trainor   Vocals (Background)
Sean Douglas   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Jonny Koh   Bass,Guitar
Gracie Lawrence   Vocals,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jesse McGinty   Horn,Tuba,Trumpet,Trombone,Euphonium,Saxophone,Flugelhorn,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone),Trombone (Bass),Trombone (Tenor)
Jessica Betts   Vocals (Background)
Scott Hoying   Vocals (Background)
Steph Jones   Vocals (Background)
Jason Evigan   Vocals (Background)
Daryl Sabara   Vocals (Background)
Jordan Cohen   Trumpet,Saxophone
Scott Harris   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Electric Baritone)
Federico Vindver   Drums,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Mellotron,Guitar (Electric)
Davide Rossi   Cello,Viola,Violin
Guillermo Vadala   Bass

Technical Credits

Lauren Dunn   Photography,Creative Director
Kurt Thum   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Jeremie Inhaber   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Ryan Trainor   Composer,Lyricist
Randi Razzano   A&R
Grant Boutin   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming
Tom Norris   Mixing Engineer,Mixing
Wyatt Knowles   Design
Carol Nash   Composer,Lyricist
Meghan Trainor   Vocal Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer,Additional Production,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Bekah Connolly   A&R
Chris Gelbuda   Composer,Lyricist
Clyde Lawrence   Composer,Lyricist
Vivian Yohannes   A&R
Justin Trainor   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming,Additional Production
Sean Douglas   Composer,Lyricist
Brian Starley   Engineer
Jonny Koh   Composer,Lyricist
Gracie Lawrence   Composer,Lyricist
Francesco Grassi   A&R
Gian Stone   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming
Greg Evigan   Lyricist,Composer
T-Pain   Engineer,Vocal Producer
Scott Hoying   Composer,Lyricist,Vocal Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Ezekiel Lewis   A&R
Steph Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Jacob Kasher   Composer,Lyricist
Jason Evigan   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Jordan Cohen   Composer,Lyricist
Randy Merrill   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Scott Harris   Composer,Lyricist
Faheem Najm   Composer,Lyricist
Emily Warren   Composer,Lyricist
Tina Ibanez   Art Direction
Federico Vindver   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,String Arrangements